Training: Ice and Workouts

Last week I planned to do a 5k, but with another week of icy conditions, I opted to DNS. In college, I slipped and fell on ice (not running). Ultimately, I broke my arm. To me, not worrying about falling and having a productive run on the treadmill is more than worth it.

Monday:

Easy 60 minutes

Tuesday:

Easy 75 minutes

Wednesday:

12X400s

Thursday:

Rest

Friday:

Easy 60 minutes

Saturday:

3X2 mile repeats 800 recovery

Sunday:

10 mile Run with Amelia and Danielle

12x400s with 400 recovery (average 5:58 pace)

This workout went well. It was extremely windy on Wednesday. I felt like a loose noodle the entire time and but 400s are starting to finally feel easier. The first time I ran, I average 6 min pace (or an 18:35 5k) in ideal conditions. These averaged 5:58 in headwind so there is an improvement.

Saturday: 3×2 mile repeats (6:27, 6:27, 6:23)

I had wanted to race, but knew running on ice would not end well for me. As I’ve mentioned, I slipped and fell on ice in college. I broke my arm. Now, I’ll occasionally run in snow, but I prefer to run inside. The race went on, but I didn’t show up.

The workout itself felt like a struggle to get through. I counted down the minutes and didn’t feel good. I felt better by the fact I accomplished the workout, but besides that, I can’t say it was the most enjoyable workout I’ve done.

Thoughts:

I probably won’t race for the rest of the month. I would have liked to race more than I did, but you can’t control the weather and if I hurt myself I would have been more upset than a “meh workout”. It was a boring but successful week.

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I live in SC and cannot say I have ever run on ice. I don’t blame you for not wanting to run on it and I don’t blame you for not racing in those conditions. Treadmilling still “counts” and is a really good option when it comes to staying SAFE! You did really well with your workouts too and awesome that you got two strong workouts in and a group run with friends.

Ice makes me super nervous for sure! I think you made the right call. I would have done the same thing. I know exactly what you mean when you say that you felt better by the fact that you completed the workout – I had that feeling last week.